ANGLO-RUSSIAN
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6m 1924
THE
CONFER-
FAR
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS
ENCE BREAKS DOWN.
"TREATY WILL NOT BE SIGNED."
AN ABORTIVE ALL-NIGHT, SESSION.
-ይነኒ
MURDER OF MRS. EVANS.
Losnos. August 4th.
.
(ZRZOTOR KIFUTER'S 10mor.}
BRITISH REPRESENTATION IN
CHINA.
An
EMPIRE PREFERENCE. It is a very common delusion that barristers are well off. Of course, in MR. THOMAS AND HIS CRITICS, with private means are able to carry on very comfortably. They would sucied
Colonial Preference, and the Empira in doing that in any walk of life in the gircumstances. But the vast majority of Conference of a year nga were referred. barristers depend upon what they can to hy severni of the speakers at the ban- earn for the wherewithal to live, and these ; quet in conwction with the tenth con- are feeling the pinch acutely, I am told Kress of Chambers of Commerce of the
British Empire, held at the Hotel Vie that quite fifty per cent. of the fully qualified men are not, getting enough to coran, London, last month. The Earl live on, and that twenty-five per cent, areola Derby, president of the congress never likely to da su.
occupied the chair, and the large and; distinguished company included the Right TRADE IN THE DUTCH KAST INDIE. « Hou. J. H. Thomas, M.P... Secretary of From a reliable soures in the City States for the Colonies, and men, pro- learn that attention is being directed to minent in the commercial and political British business opportunities in the life of the Empire. Dutch East Indies. There is a steady in-
The Chairman, proposing the health
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." As Derby
OUR LONDON LETTER.
THE END OF SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL IN ENGLAND.
LOVE DRAMA AND TRAGEDY IT A COUNTRY INN,
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] NO NEED FOR AN EMBASSY.
LONDON, July och THE PILGRIM OF DOOM. LONDON, August 4th. -
Jean Pierre Vaquier, tác, Frenchman, In the House of Commons, questioned, charged with the murder of Alfred Jones, as to the possibility of promoting the amlord of the "Blue Anchor Hotel at LATEST CABLES.
British Legation in China to an Embassy, Byfleet, was found guilty at Guildford
Assizes and sentenced to death. [TEXOVON AXUTER'S AGENCY. Į
as the Soviets bad done and as Japan extraordinary amount of public interest flux of British capital, which is of of His Majesty's Ministers," said he LONDON, August 5th. In the House of Conimous, Mr. Mae had promised to do next year, Mr. Maered in the trial both in this country course, a decided advantage to us. one was in the position of the character of
ard in France. In some respects, from eason being that Holland has shot her Reuter understands that the Russians Donald was warmly bombarded with Donald said he thought it undesirable the paychological point of view, the caseolt in that respect, so that England and Dr. Jekyll he was proposing the health in present needed | Hyde, & Conservative, he was doing hia of the Blue Anchor, went to Biarritz on contended that "Article 14 would leave the questions as to the Government's intento make an change, except as the result of unique. Mrs. Jones, wife, of the host it conditions supply the can of their Ministers, and Derby Mr. way open for demanding the complete tions regarding the murder of Mrs. of agreement among the signatories to a holiday by herself, and there met money. A general improvement in pres best to bring them to a speedy death.
Vaquier.
perity as regards the plantations is (Laughter.) To his mind, the Empire was parted and this will no doubt be followed at a critical time in its history, while be the Washington Convention. Moreover recognition by the Soviet uf ability to
They seem to have been untually inby aimilar improvement among imper agreed that the Mother Country, and the The Premier declared that the United any such agreement should be withheld fatuated, but the amazing thing is that tees as the European political situation Dominions should each follow its o compensate for the nationalised property
States charge d'affaires in Mexico City at least until China had taken steps to the Frenchman could not speak English improves, as everyone hopes will be the policy, ach should see that its policy.
and the Englishwoman could not speak case before long-
was not antagonistic to the rest of was taking up the flatter, with the establish an effective Patral Govern French so they carried on their lor. For the moment, however, owners and
unity family. Mr. Thomas might say waking by means of a bi-lingual dic: directors at home are reluctant to sue that this country haul decided to be Mexican Government. He was requestment.
tionary Poets and novelists have exertion expenses except for the most necesFree Trade country. That might be so cised their arts to describe the impetuous sary repairs and renewals. They feel
at the moment-langhter)--but he felt ing all possible information. The House could depend upon his acting on this
course of passion, the sudden surge of themselves depressed by the political out! that where, for the purposes of revenue. desire that sometimes swerps & mat and look in this part of the world, and for and after die consideration; any duty when he got it, but he was unable to say
woman previously total strangers of that reason there cannot be marked was imposed, it was equally the duty their balance, but they have never vin- developinent till things politically became of the Mother Country and of the tared to present a cue like this where or stable. The same well-informed Dominions to give preference to their what could be done until full information.
the lovers were Aumb sive. far ;
correspondent informs me that the newer
own kith and kin. (Cheers.) He asked dictionary!
and smaller companies in Jaya who are for no new taxis, hat in the case of THE CRIME AT BYFLEET,
not dependent on the banks have been existing taxes he thought we should re member that we could be a self-contained doing well, and even expanding cus - tiously. It is so seldom that one hears gnoil account of any country in these post-war days that I am glad to put this
arrs HOSPITAL. upon record..
as a matter of right. They declare the Soviet rejected the principle involved as far back as the firnan Conference, has now they made certain concessions although the attitude was generally in altered. The breakdown means that other
miscellaneous questions, have to be dis
cussed.
The following communiqué was issued by the Foreigh Office 'this morning.
The Anglo-Soviet Conference having sat in committee the whole of Saturday and Sunday awt in full session op Monday at noon and sat until 7.15 this morning as the Soviet delegation was unable to accept the amendments and couerssions offered in regard to 'Article 14 of the Draft Treaty, no agreement was reached. Negotiations droke down and the treg is not tỡ be signed.
EARLIER CABLES.
AN IMPORTANT AGREEMENT. ·
Loxos. August 4th.
it is reported that An important economic, and financial agreement has
been goncluded at this inurning's plenary meeting of the Anglo-Sortet Conference,
under, which,Ruksia is to pay twenty- wight millions sterling out of her debts
to Brittin.
LONDON CONFÈRENCE.
GERMAN DELEGATES ARRIVE
"
Evans.
was received.
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JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
SECRET TREATY RUMOURS
UNFOUNDED,
LONDON, August 4th.
In the House of Coinmous, replying to questions. Mr. MacDonald said that so
WASHINGTON, August 4th. The S. charge d'affaires in Mexico is the pursuing the Evans Cause with Mexican authorities, who have given an assurance that every effort is bring made to apprehend and punish the murderers. Japan and Soviet Russia were unfound-couple met again in Losion,, and the The representative is keeping the British ed. Foreign Office informed of developments
Mexico City. August 4th.
il
S.S. CEYLON MARE.”
<J
The Eederal authorities are very ANOTHER STEAMER IN ATTENDANCE,
RANGOON. August th actively searching for the murderers of charge Mrs. Evans. The American"
Thể as. Cegłyu Mara reports that all d'affaires bas conferted with the Foreign.
on board are well, and are proceeding Minister.
to land accompanied by "the stramer
Gitaan. Lake
BRITISH WORLD "FLIGHT ABANDONED.
+
NEW YORK. August 4th. Squadron Lender MacLaren's world Hight has been abandoned. MacLaren involved in accident near
11
WILA
Nikolski, Komatorski, but nobody was burt. The airman intended to proceed to
NORTH CHINA FLOODS.
skin.
The
WAS
When Mrs. Jones returned hour to fag as we were aware. "the reports of the Byfleet Vaquier followed her arriving
nation, and we should do everything we in this country without Friends, money,
could to facilitate that desirable end. secret treaty betweender a knowledge, of the language.
(Hear, hear.) He regretted that the existence of
decisions arrived at by the Imperial Con- ference had not been ratified." Then woman pald the hotel expenses. the Frenchman went to like at the Blue
Guy's Hospital in London. tamous The Colonial Secretary, responding, Anchor, and in the end he murdered throughout the world, is preparing to said that, like Lord Derby, he the landlord, husband of Mrs. Jones, y celebrate its bicentenary. It was founded gravely apprehensive of the ultimate putting strychnide in a bottle of Epsom in 1622 by the worthy liveryman of the effect of the Imperial Conference and its "But," he added, whatever salts which Jones was in the habit of City of London named Thomas Guy, who decisions. akirg of a morning after a carousal."
thereby probably little dreaming of your politics may be, the Empire ig The quiet, matter-of-fact way the trial made himself and his name inimortal greater than any party, (Hear, hear. of the nensed man was carried out was among the children of men. On January The future of the Empire is more im in striking contrast to the manner in 8th, 1725, a few days before he died, it portant than that of any individual, and, which a sensational murder trial would was opened for the reception of 400 apart from parties or individuals, the have been conducted in Frances There poor sick persons or upwards labouring very fact that these things can happen. we should have had excitement, and pas under any distempers, infirmities, or dis- and cause disappointment ought to b Soute exclamations and declamations, orders thought capable of relief by phy-sufficient to make us all determined that and the melodramatic, atmosphere. This sick or surgery."
We are going to try to avoid it in the The Hospital is in one of the poorest future. A lot of humbug and claptrap" fact has been commented upon by the Paris Press, Vaquier was able from parts of London, south of London Bridge has been talked about this subject. How Erst to tast to understand why the and is badly in need of fands. There many of you know that the majority of TEXTSIN, August 5th.
the is a debt of £100,000. and in addition those who attended the Inst. Imperial business connected with whole
calmly. He was £40,000 is required to pay for the Medical Conference are already out of office The bridge of boats over the Haihotrini was our so were carriel off yesterday by the force obviously in a state of suppressed valn-School. It is accordingly proposed to (Hear, hear.) But they are still part of the bicentenary by raising the Empire, and have as much interest bility sitting in the dock-an extra mark
in it as those who are the Government at this moment, and, therefore, with this of the current. It is estimated that he ordinary, Romeo, surely, being middle- £200.000 between now and January 6th.
sident has written a letter supporting lesson in front of us, the moral I draw. tween 10 and 20 lies working thereof aged, with a black beard and swarths 1995. The Prince of Wales se Royal Pre-
the appeal that is being launched. Money is clear and definite that in questions were owned. The bridge drifted
The arrival of a couple of thousand is not easy to get in these days, but so vital and so important, of such far.. against the Austrian Bridge. where the
have no doubt that the public response enching consequeuers as these are, the MacLaren has, wirelessed. that an authorities destroyed the boats hy burn-Ainerican advertising experts in London to call for help on behalf of Guy's Hos time has arrived when, just as in foreign this week for the Advertising Convention pital will be generous. As the Treasurer, palities we know no party, so is Im- abandonment of his fight is necessary being them.
which is being held here has made quite Mr F. P. Whitbread, rightly says in a
air among journalists and business
party. (Cheers.) I would take the risk cause spares are unobtainable to repair
men. It should help to focus attention letter to the Times,its activities are Perial matters we ought also to know no
national and imperial in their seopë.”
of inviting to all these Imperial Con- the damage to his plane, which fell near
on the value of newspaper publicity aver
ences. not only the Government of the day, seas when there is a market to be entered.PS. «INCOME TAX. Nikolski on Saturday, when just complet.
or exploited:
Members of Parliament have had but also the responsible Opposition SHANGHAI, August 5th.
I believe the display advertisement was painful shock this werk in the shape of (bear, hear)-ard thus you would get a Through the arrest of Chinese in discovered about 70 years ago, and the an intimation from the Income Tax Com-continuity, of polity. (Hear, hear.) It it is such that it is worth trying-hear, mistake missioners that deductions which they wil not be easy, but the importance of story goes that it was due to Settlement over the week-end the Frenchto popularise the Ve Fork Ledger.penses will in future be disallowed.
He sent an eight-word not, Read Mrs. bear that many of them iningined that ment that has been caused, and of the police believe they have discovered in Southworth's New Story in the Ledger," when they voted for free railway vouchers danger, I am of the opinion and I can Shanghai a widespread campaign for to the New York Herold, marked one for themselves to enable them to travel Bay on behalf of the Government we are line; but his had writing was misread between London and their constituencies not only dissatisfied and apprehensive, explore the whole situation, with a view recruiting and arming soldiers for one page," and the notice appeared and back they would land themselves in but we are taking the hecessary steps to Canton. A confession, was obtained from ageordingis. Hooner was flabbergasted their present position.
to avoiding these difficulties in the. when he saw the big advertisement, but
future."(Cheers:) one of the men arrested who says she was the result was so satisfactory that dis an ex-General of the Southern forces. play advertising bad "arrived.** He relates that he was dispatched to OLD BREBY., Shanghai from the south for the purpose of recruiting men bere.
Attie
TATER
Herren Marg, Streseman and the other ug the fight from Petropavlovsk, He German delegates have arrived.
SIAMESE STUDENTS.
REUNION.
LONDON, Angust 5th. Two hundred Siariese students. from English universities, and colleges, are oking their annual renaion at Cheam Bichool, Sutton
-CANADIAN MINISTER AT WASHINGTONA
Luxmox, August 5th:
adds that the wings, floats and tail are:
all smashed, though the hull and engine
RECUITS FOR CANTON.
#
A SHANGHAL CAMPAIGN.
ADVERTISING CONVENTION.
have been salvaged ami taken aboard the the French Concrasion and International inade by Robert Bonner, who was trying have hitherto made for travelling rear)-and because of the disappoint-
Canadian trawler Thiepval
U.S. WORLD FLIGHT.
LONDON, August 4th." Lieut. Leigh Wade's machine has been abandoned, after capsizing in a heavy
Be
ITALIAN WORLD FLIGHT. LONDON, August 4th. The Italian airman Locatelli has ar-
The Daily Telegraphi learns that the rived at Hull from Amsterdaın, for his Canadian Government has offered the Translatlantic attempt. He proposes to post of Canadian Minister to Washington extend bis flight round the world..
Senior Belcourt,
KUTUAL AID TREATY.
THE WORLD'S SPORT,
HOME CRICKET.
TRAVELLERS VIA THE UNITED STATES.
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It has been the practice of Members to claim deductions for expenses up is
The possibilities of trade within the the full amount of their official salary a legislators (400 per annum) so that Empire were not property understood, There are lamentations in the Theatre. no income-tax was payable, The ex- even by the people of the Empire itself; and the closing down of Druzy Lone penses were mostly for travelling, or in add the Colonial Secretary. It was all of other necessary commitments humbug to talk about losing the Empire. respect; Theatre a few nights ago when the cur connected with their duties. Now ther Such talk might be all right for party
after the tain fell on London Life
will have to pay tax, which which ranges purposes and Press interviews, but it short run of a month. It was only from £30 to £45 per annum in some cases cut no ice with those who knew the facts. cently that the management dehhitely
Government in South stated that the play would run inde where a Member puts his travelling ex-The very first message that had coma It Africa was that so far as the great. dritely; but managers are often optimists penses at £130 to £200 The Labour from the new whose fond hopes are dashed! hy the fickle Members are especially annoyed.
takes the gilt off the gingerbread." fundamental question of the unity of the where free railway pasues are concerned. Empire was concerned. "the change of The local Office of the Pacific Mail ness of theatre-goers. "London Life" was Steamship Co. have received a telegram a comedy-drama written by experts of no The average: taxpayer, however, is not Government made no difference. (Cheers.).
BIR A HORNE'S CRITICISM. from their San Francisco Office recom- less a calibre than Arnold Bennett and
Sir Robert Horne, submitting Te rending intending travellers who are not Edward Kaohlock, and there are these disposed to be unduly sympathetic. The
Chambers of Coinmous of the Empire," citizens of the United States, and who who say, being wis after the event, that said passes cost the country about £83,000
wondered what Mr. Thomas would have intend to pass through the United States, a good full-flavoured drama was what a year..... to obtain in by the American Consulate was wanted at Old Drury: Nearly a THE TEA TASTE,
I notice that in West End cafes this id if very representative of the RAIN STOPS PLAY.
at the port wherever the journey is 'com thousand have been suddenly thrown out menced, reading Temporarily visiting of work, to add to the numbers already Summer Russian tea is all the fashion, Dominions and Colonics, present had re- LONDON, August 4th.
the United States for business" if the unemployed who ordinarily find their It is served in a glass with a slice of torted:"Very well. if you do not pro- Tempor living in and about theatres, which lemon. as a substitute for milk, and it par to meet us in this matter, we will Owing to rain at Cardiff, there was no visit is a business one, and
you."
Every manufacturer and every- clining to support the proposed mutual play to-day in the match between Gla-arily visiting the United States for plea paints afresh the old moral of the un-is more refreshing than ordinary to withdraw the preferences we give to
Bure" if the visit is for pleasure only. certainty of things connected with the I do not take it myself as a steady drink
but I am asured by those who know that man who understood his business would Intending
to England, stage. passengers guarantee pat, the Foreign Minister Baysmorgan and the South Africans.
Europe, etc., are also recommended to Several suggestions have. I understand, ones the palate becomes accustomed to it have risen in arms against such a sugges tion. (Hear, hear.) If the suggestions carry with them letters of identification been made to revive a big spectacular-that is, of course, once the taste is ac-
Decameron quired-it is more agreeable than ordi- of the Dominions were to be rejected, in addition to their passports. Bonds play, as for instance, will not be required, but compliance with Nights." But for one reason or anothernary tea
It is also a fact worth mentioning something positive must be put in their place (Heary henr.) It was impossible the above recommendations will facilitate this cannot be done., Sir Alfred Butt At Stunford Bridge, in the Women's entry into the United States and put and the new manager, Mr. Basil Dean, a sign of the times that China tea is the we should go on perpetually drift- worthy of the traditions of the famous cially with men, who are cultivating were ouls too anxious to persuade our an organisation based on power instead (iympiad, before twenty thousand specia passengers to the minimum of inconveni-promise that there will be something becoming more and more popular exping leaving outside. nations who
The Immigration authorities in San Bt right, and would be likely to lead to tors, "Great Britain won, with fifty-six Francisco will give permission, to those house in the Autumn, and all that one palate for delieuey of favour in place Dominions Tato reciprocal arrangements, International complications instead of points. France scored 24 points and intending to pass through the United can say, therefore, is Better Luck of course strength.-H. B.
-DITCH AGAINST IT.
THE HAGUE, August 5th."
Replying to the Lengte of Nations de-
The Government aims to strengthen the
Jegal guarantees of the League of Nations
but it deck nut feel justified in support
ing the present-proposal which will create
1:
BRITISH WOMEN ATHLETES.
LONDON, August 4th.
ences
A JEAN TIME AT THE HALL
strengthening the principle of unity and Belgium, 15. co-operation.,
Italy, Switzerland and Czechq-Slovakia also competed.
States on business or pleasure, to remain next time. in the country-six months.
EARLIER CABLES:
IRISH BOUNDARY DISPUTE,
MR. J. H. THOMAS TO VISIT
PRESIDENT:- COSGRAVE.
DAVIS CUP.
BACK TO GOLD.
to eater into gotiations which in the Pod could only detrimental to the interests of the Old Country." (Cheera)
Mr. Stanley Machin, Sir Hugh Denison (Sydney, New South Wales), and Charles Marriott (Toronto) acknowled fed the toust.
I hear that there is a veritable slump
ENGLAND MUST LEAD THE WAY. at the Bar, and that every barrister from the big guns of advocacy who are briefed
Prof. Gustaf Cassel writes in a Stort "The schoolboy who is puzzled to find at a thousand guineus to the humblest that 'procend' is spelt with n double junior are feeling the effect of bad times. holms paper an article entitled "England and recede without, can take comfort It is interesting to learn on excellent Return to Gold. Coinage," in which he WIN FOR FRENCH FAIR.
from the fact that many of our English authority that one reason is that people ways that the proposal of the Dawes Com
BAYINGS OF A WEIK. words are really spelt wrongly Many who would in the ordinary way resort mittee that Germany will be bound tq. EVIAN LES BAINA, August 4th. of our words owe their present form to litigation to decide disputes such a place her money on the basis of a gold!
We come here to listen to opposing Cochet and Brugnon (France) defeated simply to the ignorance and errors of commercial companies are resorting to standard will result in England having our forefathers. A butler, for instance, arbitration instead, Another reason for
views. The Speaker. coinage.
We must get back to the hard work of If the whole of the Dawes Report is LONDON, August 4th. Zemla and Lezeher (Czecho-Slovakin) 7-5, is really a bottler;, a walrus, a whale the multitude of briefless barristers to b to lead the way in the restoration of gold |
horse; and a belfry, which originally had met with is that the Bar is overcrowded. ·-| nothing to do with a beli, is correctly a After the war a great mang young accepted by the Allies, it means that our ancestors-ir W. Bull, M.P.
Our motto is, if you see a good thing berfry, watch tower. A certain officers chose a legal career, and spent England would have to force Germany. kind of apple used to be known as a the necessary time and money in passing to return to gold coinage, which England costard, and dealer in this fruit as their examinations. Now that they have could scarcely do without having placed 50 for it, and you have a good thing Inflation is the politician's way of costardmonger, and later as a coater been called they naturally are reluctant her on money on a gold basis. Prof stick to it."--Sir Frank Neuns, Hart monger. Similarly, a grocer was origi to forsake a profession for which they Chanel in of the opinion that England tally an engrosser, or a dealer in gross, qualified themselves at so much outlay, will have to return to the gold standard avoiding difficulties to day at the cost of
Taiche, Bart.: while a butcher was a Locher or killer of so they walk about doing nothing because before the Dawes plan is definitely greater ones to-morrow-Sir | Gro,” A–
Lccepted. there is nothing for them to do. 'goats."—T.P's aid. Cannell's Weekly,
Mr. J. H. Thomas announced in the 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, thus winning their tie.
House of Commons that he was going to
OBITUARY.
LONDON, August 4th.
Dublin in the evening, in consequence of
further communication from President The death is announced of Doctor Itees, Cosgrave. Mr. Heuderson is accompany. Professor of Chinese at London Univer. ing Mr. Thomas 10. Ireland.
sity.